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Zalmonah

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)· Public Domain

(shady), a desert station of the Israelites, (Numbers 33:41) lies on the east side of Edom.

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia on Zalmonah

Zalmonah zal-mo'na (tsalmonah, "gloomy"): A desert camp of the Israelites, the first after Mt. Hor (Nu 33:41-42). The name "suggests some gloomy valley leading up to the Edomite plateau." ⇒See a list of verses on ZALMONAH in the Bible. See WANDERINGS OF ISRAEL. ⇒See also the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible on Zalmonah

The station in the journeyings of the children of Israel, following Mt. Hor, in the itinerary of Nu 33, and men- tioned there only in vv.'''- *'. Nothing is known as to its position. It must have been in the neigh- bourhood of Punon, the station following ; and, if the identification in art. PuNON be accepted, itg site Avould be approximately determined. The Or. rendering is identical with th.it of Hashnioiiah, as has been noticed in art. Hasiimo.vaii ; but the same renilering also occurs for Azmon of Nu 34^ in A, 'Ao-Afi.an'a in F, and in AF of Xu 33^ for Hashmonah. Ewald's proposed modification of the text, which would separate Sit. Hor from Zalnioiiah by inserting vv.st:b-4la after Uashmouah, haa been given in art. Exouus, VOL i. p. soiK A. T. Chapman.

Fausset's Bible Dictionary on Zalmonah

The stage in Israel's wilderness journey next after Mount Hor (Num 33:41) on the march from Kadesh round Edom. From zelem, "image"; where the brazen serpent was set up. Same as Ma'an or Alam Na'an (Von Raumer), E. of Petra, one of the largest villages on the Meeca route, abounding in water and vineyards; where Israel, as pilgrims in our days, might traffic for provisions. Others place Zalmonah in the wady Ithm, which runs into the Arabah near Elath.

References

  1. Orr, J. (ed.) (1915) The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. Chicago: Howard-Severance Company. [Public Domain]
  2. Easton, M.G. (1893) Easton's Bible Dictionary. 3rd edn. Thomas Nelson. [Public Domain]
  3. Nave, O.J. (1897) Nave's Topical Bible. Topical Bible Publishing Co.. [Public Domain]
  4. Hastings, J. (ed.) (1909) A Dictionary of the Bible. Edinburgh: T&T Clark. [Public Domain]
  5. Smith, W. (ed.) (1884) Smith's Bible Dictionary. London: John Murray. [Public Domain]
  6. Fausset, A.R. (1878) Fausset's Bible Dictionary. [Public Domain]A Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopaedia

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